1969, Oct. 12  Dartmouth College, originally founded to educate
American Indians, changes from the Indians to Big Green.
1971  Marquette University (WI) abolishes Willie Wampum mascot.
1971  Mankato State College (Minn) drops Indian caricature mascot.
1972, March 2  Stanford University changes from Indians to Cardinal
and drops Prince Lightfoot mascot.
1972  Dickinson State University (ND) changes from Savages to
Blue Hawks.
1973  University of Oklahoma drops Little Red mascot.
1973 -- Eastern Washington University changes from Savages to the
Eagles.
1978  Syracuse University (NY) drops Saltine Warrior mascot.
1980  Southern Oregon State University drops Red Raiders motif.
1987-88  St. Johns University (NY) drops caricature logo
and mascot.
1988  Siena College (NY) changes from Indians to Saints.
1988  Saint Marys College (Minn) changes from Red Men
to Cardinals.
1989  Montclair State College (NJ) drops nickname and mascot.
1989, Oct. 13  Bradley University (IL) drops mascot and replaces
Indian caricature logo.
1991, Feb.  Eastern Michigan University changes from Hurons
to Eagles on recommendation of a state civil rights commission.
1992  Naperville Central High School (IL) drops nickname Redskins.
1992 -- Simpson College (IA) changes from Redmen to Storm.
1993  Arkansas State University drops Runnin Joe mascot.
1993 - Arvada High School (CO) changes from Redskins to Reds.
1993, April 9  University of Wisconsin passes a resolution refusing
to play non-conference games against teams with Indian nicknames.
1993, Nov. 2  Bradley University (IL) adopts Bobcats mascot
and drops all Indian references in its logo, but keeps nickname Braves.
1994, April  University of Iowa bans the University of Illinois
mascot, Chief Illiniwek and announces it wont schedule games
with teams with Indian mascots.
1994, May 2  Juanita College (PA) changes from Indians to Eagles.
According to committee chair Charles C. Brown, Jr., the utilization
of a cultural stereotype as a mascot is inconsistent with the educational
mission of the college.
1994, May 3  Marquette University (WI) changes from Warriors
to Golden Eagles.
1994, June 6  St. Johns University (NY) changes from Redmen
to Red Storm.
1994, Dec. 8  University of Southern Colorado drops Indian mascot
after 57 years.
1994 (?)  Montclair State College (NJ) changes from Indians
to Red Hawks,
1996, March 31  Newton High School (Conn) announces they will
drop their Indian mascot.
1996, July 3  University of Tennessee-Chattanooga drops mascot,
Chief Moccanooga.
1996, Sept. 26  Miami of Ohio University votes 7-1 to drop nickname
Redskins after being used for 68 years.
1997 -- Marist High School (IL) changed from Redskins to Redhawks.
1998, March 20  Yakima Valley Community College (WA) drops Indian
nickname.
1998, April 7  Federal judge in Los Angeles upholds district
policy banning Indian mascots at all of its schools.
1998, April 22  Southern Nazarene University (OK) changes from
Redskins to Crimson Storm. According to the schools president
with the increased attention in the country to do it, we just
did not want to be the last to make a change, and I feel eventually
most schools with that kind of mascot or nickname will do.
1999. March 5  Indiana University of Pennsylvania announces
it will retain nickname Indians, but change mascot to a black bear.
1999, March 5  Erwin High School, Asheville, NC discontinues
calling girls teams Squaws, but retains Warriors nickname.
1999  Since 1991, 25 Wisconsin schools have eliminated Indian
mascots or nicknames; 43 remain.
1999, June  Seattle University (WA) changes from Chieftains
to Redhawks and drops its Indian head logo.
2000, Sept. 22  Scarborough (Maine) High School drops nickname
Redskins.
2000, Oct. 17  Niles West High School (IL) drops nickname Indians.
2001, May 10  Southwestern College (CA) changes mascot from
Apache to Jaguar.
2001. May 21  Woonsocket High School (SD) votes to drop Redmen
nickname and mascot by 3-2 board vote.
2001. May 25 - San Diego State University (CA) drops Montey Montezuma
mascot.
2001. May 27  Parsippany High School (NJ) changes from Redskins
to Redhawks.
2001, June 10  Saranac Lake High School (NY) changes from Redskins
to Red Storm by 6-1 school board vote.
2001, June 13  Canastota High School (NY) drops Indian mascot
by 6-0 board vote.
2001, June 20  Ball-Chatham school board (IL) votes 5-2 to get
rid of Indian mascots and nicknames in district schools. Chatham Glenwood
High School changes to Titans from Redskins, and Glenwood Junior High
no longer Braves.
2001, July 11 --West Seattle High School (WA) drops nickname Indians.
2001, July 19  Georgetown High School (SC) drops Waccamaw Warriors
symbol.
2001, July 25  Maryland State School Board passes resolution
opposing Indian mascots by 10-2 vote.
2001, August  Bloomington High School (IL) drops Red Raiders
nickname.
2001, August 15  Colgate University drops word Red
from Red Raiders nickname.
2001, August 29 -- Montgomery School Board (Maryland), largest school
system in the state, bans Indian mascots, logos, and nicknames by
7-1 vote. Included is Poolesville High School, which was the Indians.
Montgomery Village Middle School had voluntarily stopped using the
nickname Warriors.
2002, Feb. 25  Milford High School (MI) drops Redskins.
2004, July 6  Ottawa Hills High School (MI) drops Indian mascot.
2004, July 12  Rice Memorial High School (VT) retires Little
Indian mascot.
2004, Nov. 8  Southeast Missouri State changes from Indians
to Redhawks.
2005, Sept. 23  Old Town High School (Maine) drops Indian nickname.
2005, Oct. 10  Carthage College changes from Redmen to Red Men.
NCAA removes them from list.
2005, Oct. 10  Midwestern State University drops Indians. NCAA
removes them from list.
2006, Jan. 8  West Georgia University changes from Braves to
Wolves.
2006, Jan. 20  Southeastern Oklahoma State University changes
from Savages to Savage Storm.
2006, Jan. 26  Chowan College (NC) drops Braves nickname and
mascot.
2006. Jan. 30  Muscatine Community College (Iowa) drops Indians
nickname and mascot.
2006, March 23  Kelseyville High School (CA) drops Indians
nickname, and Mountain Vista Middle School (CA) drops Braves
nickname.
2006, April 8  University of Louisiana-Monroe changes from Indians
to Warhawks after being one of 18 schools on the NCAA list. References
to the campus as the Reservation also stopped.
2006, Oct. 10  College of William and Mary (VA) announces it
will remove two feathers from its logo to comply with NCAA rule.
2006, Oct. 20  Tomah (WI) School Board drops Indian mascot and
logo by 4-1 board vote.
2006, Nov. 12  Newberry College (SC) drops Indian nickname.
NCAA removes them from banned list.
2006, Dec. 14  Ypsilanti High School (MI) drops nickname Braves
on a 4-3 board vote.
2007, Jan. 19  Salesian High School (CA) changes from Chieftains
to Pride.
2007, Feb. 17 -- the University of Illinois Board of Trustees announces
it will remove Chief Illiniwek from performing at athletic events
after Feb. 21, 2007.
2007, March 13 -- the University of Illinois Board of Trustees passes
a resolution officially eliminating Chief Illiniwek, discontinuing
the use of its Chief head logo, regalia, and the names "Chief
Illiniwek" and "Chief." It passes by a 9-1 vote.